About the Library

Opened as the Eastside Branch on October 12, 1961. Renovated in 1992 and renamed after Raiford A. Brown, a prominent neighborhood resident in 1994. Parking lot expanded in 2004 as part of the Better Jacksonville Plan.

Jacksonville City Council District

District 7

Services and Programs

The library collection includes books, audiobooks on tape and CD, videos and DVDs, and recorded music on tape and CD.